General Assembly Raised Bill No. 956 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3223 *03223_______GL_* Referred to Committee on General Law Introduced by: (GL) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 956 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3223 *03223_______GL_* Referred to Committee on General Law Introduced by: (GL) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STOCKING OF BEER PRODUCTS ON RETAIL PREMISES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, not later than January 1, 2012, amend existing regulations of Connecticut state agencies adopted pursuant to section 30-6a of the general statutes to allow an alcoholic liquor product brand owner, manufacturer, out-of-state shipper, wholesaler or salesman to stock the shelves of their retail off-premises consumption place of business customers with such brand owner's, manufacturer's, out-of-state shipper's, wholesaler's or salesman's existing beer products two times per year and any time a new beer product is offered for sale at such place of business by such brand owner, manufacturer, out-of-state shipper, wholesaler or salesman. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To allow greater flexibility regarding the stocking of beer products at retail premises. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]